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Letter demanding the return of a tenancy deposit (Austria)

Why it matches: You moved out of a rented flat in Austria and the landlord still has not returned your deposit.

The letter a tenant in Austria sends after moving out to get the deposit back. It states the end of the tenancy, the return of the flat and the deposit, sets a deadline to repay it with interest — or to hand back the savings book or bank guarantee — asks for a clear account of anything kept back, and names the next step. Where the Austrian Tenancy Act (MRG) applies, § 16b MRG requires repayment without delay, enforceable through the Schlichtungsstelle or the district court. In German, for every Land.

Letter demanding the return of a rental deposit (Germany)

Why it matches: You moved out of a rented flat in Germany and the landlord still has not returned your deposit.

The letter a tenant in Germany sends after moving out to get the deposit back. It states the end of the tenancy, the handover and the deposit, demands repayment with interest under § 551(3) of the German Civil Code (BGB) — or release of the pledged deposit account or the guarantee — by a deadline, asks for an itemised settlement with receipts, and limits any retention to a fair part for the outstanding service-charge bill. German law sets no fixed repayment date, so the letter promises none. In German, to print, sign and send.

Handover record for a flat on moving out (Austria)

Why it matches: You want a handover record for the flat signed by both sides, noting the deposit and its return.

The record of handing a rented flat in Austria back at the end of the tenancy, filled in and signed together: the date of return, meter readings for the final bills, keys returned, the condition of each room, the damage the landlord points out beside the tenant's view of it, any agreements, the deposit and the account for its return. The date starts the clocks under the Austrian Civil Code: one year for the landlord's damage claims (§ 1111 ABGB), six months for the tenant's outlays (§ 1097 ABGB). In German.

Move-out handover record for a rented flat (Germany)

Why it matches: You want a move-out handover record signed by landlord and tenant, with your new address for the deposit.

The record a landlord and tenant in Germany sign when the tenant hands back a rented flat: meter readings for the final bill, every key returned, the condition of each room, the damage the landlord points out beside the tenant's comments on it, anything agreed, and the tenant's new address and account for the deposit. The handover date matters: under § 548 of the German Civil Code (BGB), the landlord's claims for changes to or deterioration of the flat lapse six months after it is returned. In German, to print, fill in together and sign by both sides.

Tenant's application to the conciliation board or district court under § 37 MRG (Austria)

Why it matches: The landlord is keeping your deposit after you moved out and will not pay it back.

The tenant's application in Austria's non-contentious tenancy procedure: to have the main rent checked, the deposit repaid, the service-charge statement reviewed or repairs carried out (§ 37 Abs 1 of the Austrian Tenancy Act, MRG) — with the parties, the flat, the request, the grounds and the enclosures. Where the municipality has a conciliation board (Schlichtungsstelle), it is approached first (§ 39 MRG); elsewhere the district court for the flat. Vienna prescribes no form; if your municipality offers its own, you may use it free of charge instead. Signed by all tenants. In German.

Tenant's notice ending a residential lease (Austria)

Why it matches: You are moving out of your rented flat in Austria and need to give notice to the landlord.

The written notice by which a tenant in Austria ends the lease of a flat under § 33 Abs 1 of the Austrian Tenancy Act (MRG): an open-ended lease on the agreed or else the statutory period (§ 560 ZPO), a fixed-term lease after its first year on three months to the end of a month (§ 29 Abs 2 MRG), or a lease outside the MRG altogether. It gives notice to the chosen date or else the next possible one, asks for a handover date and the deposit, can claim compensation for improvements (§ 10 MRG) and carries a receipt section. Signed by hand by every tenant, or with a qualified electronic signature — a plain e-mail is void. In German.

Request to extend the deadline for filing a tax return (Austria)

Why it matches: Your income tax return in Austria is due soon and you will not finish it in time.

The request to Austria's tax office, the Finanzamt Österreich, to extend the deadline for an income tax, VAT or other tax return under § 134 Abs 2 of the Austrian Federal Fiscal Code (BAO): with the return, the year, the current and the requested deadline, and the reasons. It must be filed before the deadline runs out; if it is refused, the office sets a further period of at least one week. Missing the deadline without excuse risks a late-filing surcharge of up to 10% (§ 135 BAO). By post, fax or FinanzOnline: an e-mail is no submission at all (§§ 85, 86a BAO). In German.

Landlord's reminder of rent arrears (Austria)

The landlord's formal reminder to a tenant in Austria who is behind with the rent: the amounts owed for each month, the total, a deadline and the account. Under the Austrian Tenancy Act (MRG) a court notice to quit for arrears (§ 30 Abs 2 Z 1 MRG), like ending the lease under § 1118 of the Austrian Civil Code (ABGB), requires a reminder after the rent fell due that states the arrears specifically. You choose which step follows if the tenant does not pay. The court notice itself is not a letter but is filed at the district court — this is the reminder that must come first. In German.

Lease of a furnished room in the landlord's own flat (Germany)

Why it matches: You rent a flat and, with your landlord’s permission, want to sublet a furnished room to a lodger.

A lease of a furnished room in a flat in Germany that the landlord lives in — whether as owner or as a tenant with permission to sublet — with shared use of kitchen and bathroom. Under § 549(2) no. 2 of the German Civil Code (BGB) such a room has only limited tenant protection: no rent cap, no rent-increase rules, and notice by either side by the 15th to the end of the month, without a reason. With an inventory of the furniture, a flat-rate charge for utilities, the deposit under § 551 BGB, house rules and an optional end date. In German, to print and sign.

Sublease of a room in a shared flat (Germany)

Why it matches: You rent a flat in Germany and, with the landlord's permission, want to sublet a spare room.

The agreement by which the main tenant of a flat in Germany sublets a room in the shared flat (WG): the room and shared use of kitchen and bathroom, rent with a flat-rate charge for utilities, the deposit under § 551 of the German Civil Code (BGB), house rules and notice. It records the landlord's permission to sublet (§ 540 BGB) and sets the notice period by whether the room is furnished and the main tenant lives in the flat — then notice by the 15th takes effect at the end of that month. Open-ended or with an end date, for a semester for instance. In German, to print and sign.

Open-ended residential lease, with optional notice waiver (Germany)

Why it matches: You want the lease to set out the deposit, the service charges and whether the rent is stepped or index-linked.

The usual German lease of a flat for an indefinite term, and the right choice for anyone who wants a fixed minimum term: the optional mutual waiver of ordinary notice binds both sides for up to four years, as far as the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) allows, without the reason a fixed-term lease under § 575 of the German Civil Code (BGB) would need. Otherwise the tenant gives three months' notice and the landlord needs a statutory reason. With the deposit rules of § 551 BGB, service charges under the BetrKV, stepped or index-linked rent, the rent-cap disclosure and decoration clauses that stand up in court. In German, to print and sign.

Landlord's demand for an index-linked rent increase (Austria)

Why it matches: Prices have gone up and you have not adjusted your tenant’s rent for a long time.

The landlord's written demand for a higher rent under the index clause of a lease in Austria: the clause, the index and its values, the percentage, the old and new main rent (Hauptmietzins) and the rent date from which it applies. Since 2026, rents under the Austrian Tenancy Act (MRG), in full or in part, may be adjusted only once a year on 1 April, within the limits of the Rent Indexation Act (MieWeG); under the full MRG the demand must reach the tenant at least 14 days before the rent date and never applies retroactively (§ 16 Abs 9 MRG). Also for leases outside the MRG. In German.

Fixed-term lease of a flat (Austria)

Why it matches: You and your landlord or tenant want to sign a written fixed-term lease for a flat.

A fixed-term main lease of a flat under Austrian law, as it stands in 2026. It asks first how far the Austrian Tenancy Act (MRG) applies — in full, in part or not at all — and whether the landlord lets as a business: since 1 January 2026 a business landlord must agree at least five years, any other landlord three (§ 29 MRG), and a shorter term makes the lease open-ended. With the main rent, operating costs and VAT, indexation under the Austrian rent indexation act (MieWeG), the deposit under § 16b MRG and the tenant's right to leave after the first year. In German, to print and sign by both parties.

Handover record for a flat on moving in, with inventory and key list (Austria)

Why it matches: You want a move-in handover record with an inventory and key list, signed by landlord and tenant.

The record a landlord and tenant in Austria fill in and sign together when the tenant moves in: meter readings, keys handed over, the condition of each room, the equipment (bath, WC, heating, boiler) that sets the category and the reference rent under the Austrian Tenancy Act (MRG), known defects noted with rent reduction reserved under the Austrian Civil Code (§ 1096 ABGB), the inventory, the energy certificate and the deposit. It reminds both sides to register within three days. In German, for every Land.

Open-ended lease of a flat (Austria)

Why it matches: You want an open-ended rental agreement covering rent, running costs and the deposit.

An open-ended main lease of a flat under Austrian law, as it stands in 2026. It asks first whether the Austrian Tenancy Act (MRG) applies in full, in part or not at all (§ 1 MRG) and sets notice accordingly: the tenant gives one month's notice to the end of a month, in writing and signed; under full or partial application the landlord can end the lease only through the court and for a serious ground (§§ 30, 33 MRG), and without a reason only where the Act does not apply. With the main rent, operating costs and VAT, indexation under the Austrian rent indexation act (MieWeG) and the deposit under § 16b MRG. In German, to print and sign.

Application to change a surname or first name (Austria)

Why it matches: You want to apply to the district authority or Magistrat for a change of surname or first name.

Only for Austrian citizens, and for stateless people and refugees living in Austria: the written application for a change of name under Austria's Name Change Act (NÄG), to the district authority (Bezirkshauptmannschaft) or Magistrat where you live — in Vienna, municipal department MA 63: for the surname, the first name or both, with your details, the name you want and your reasons. In Austria, simply wishing for another surname is a ground of its own (§ 2(1) no. 11 NÄG). Returning to an earlier surname after a divorce is instead a declaration at the registry office. In German, ready to print and sign.

Claim for compensation for a tenant's improvements under § 10 MRG (Austria)

Why it matches: You replaced the heating or the wiring in the flat and want compensation from the landlord when you leave.

The letter a tenant in Austria sends on leaving a rented flat to claim compensation for improvements — a new bathroom, heating, electricity, gas or water pipes — that remain effective and useful beyond the tenancy (§ 10 of the Austrian Tenancy Act, MRG). The claim must be made in writing with the invoices, within 14 days of the tenant's own notice reaching the landlord, or it is lost. The letter lists the work, the costs and the amount claimed after depreciation. In German; print, sign and send by registered post.

Complaint against a tax assessment (Austria)

Why it matches: The Finanzamt did not accept expenses or allowances you claimed in your tax return.

The complaint (Bescheidbeschwerde) against an assessment of Austria's tax office, the Finanzamt Österreich — an income tax or VAT assessment, for example — under § 243 of the Austrian Federal Fiscal Code (BAO), due within one month of service (§ 245 BAO). It contains what § 250 BAO requires: the assessment, the points contested, the changes sought and the grounds. Optional: suspension of collection (§ 212a BAO), since a complaint does not stop payment, direct referral, an oral hearing and a panel at the Federal Fiscal Court. Submit through FinanzOnline, by post or fax: an e-mail is no submission at all (§§ 85, 86a BAO). In German.

Fixed-term residential lease under § 575 BGB (Germany)

A fixed-term lease of a flat in Germany (Zeitmietvertrag), for the one case German law allows it: the landlord means to live there or house family there afterwards, to demolish or substantially rebuild the flat, or to let it as staff housing, and states that reason concretely in writing at signing, as § 575 of the German Civil Code (BGB) requires. Without such a reason any fixed term counts as open-ended — for a guaranteed minimum term, take the open-ended lease with a notice waiver. With the deposit rules of § 551 BGB, stepped or index-linked rent, the rent-cap disclosure and lawful decoration clauses. In German, to print and sign by hand.

Application for a tax clearance certificate (Germany)

Your application to the German tax office (Finanzamt) for a certificate on your tax affairs (Bescheinigung in Steuersachen), often called a tax clearance certificate — asked for in public tenders, for a restaurant licence and other trade permits, and by banks. It shows whether any tax is in arrears and whether returns have been filed, as at the day it is issued. The letter gives the tax number, the purpose and the date by which you need the certificate. No official form is required; post it or send it through ELSTER. In German.

Sublease of a room in a shared flat (Austria)

The agreement by which the main tenant of a flat in Austria sublets a room in the shared flat: the room and shared use of kitchen and bathroom, rent with a flat-rate charge for costs, the deposit under § 16b of the Austrian Tenancy Act (MRG), house rules and notice. It asks how far the MRG applies, because the subtenant's protection turns on it: under full or partial application the main tenant too can end the sublease only through the court, with the ground of § 30 Abs 2 Z 12 MRG, and under full application the sublet rent is capped (§ 26 MRG). Open-ended or with an end date. In German, to print and sign.

Resignation of a GmbH managing director (Austria)

The declaration by which a managing director of an Austrian GmbH or FlexCo resigns under § 16a of the Austrian Limited Liability Companies Act (GmbHG) — at once for good cause, otherwise after 14 days or on a later date. The same letter goes to every shareholder; the other managing directors and any supervisory board chair receive a copy. With the request to file the end of the director's authority with the company register (Firmenbuch, § 17 GmbHG) and an acknowledgement of receipt, since receipt has to be proved. In German.